Triple
T19777224
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | American Eagle Outfitters |
E475032
|
entity |
| Predicate | founder |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Jerry Silverman
Jerry Silverman is an American businessman best known for co-founding and building the clothing and accessories retailer American Eagle Outfitters into a prominent national brand.
|
E1395925
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Jerry Silverman | Statement: [American Eagle Outfitters, founder, Jerry Silverman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jerry Silverman Context triple: [American Eagle Outfitters, founder, Jerry Silverman]
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A.
Jonathan Silverman
Jonathan Silverman is an American actor best known for his comedic roles in films like "Weekend at Bernie’s" and various television series.
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B.
Donald Silverman
Donald Silverman is a relative of Susan Silverman, an American rabbi, author, and activist.
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C.
Robert Silverman
Robert Silverman is a Canadian character actor known for his frequent collaborations with director David Cronenberg in films such as "Scanners" and "Rabid."
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D.
Alan Silverman
Alan Silverman is the introspective Brooklyn boy protagonist of the novel "Alan & Naomi," who struggles to understand and befriend a traumatized refugee girl during World War II.
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E.
Rob Silverstein
Rob Silverstein is a television producer best known for serving as the longtime executive producer of the entertainment news program "Access Hollywood."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Jerry Silverman Triple: [American Eagle Outfitters, founder, Jerry Silverman]
Generated description
Jerry Silverman is an American businessman best known for co-founding and building the clothing and accessories retailer American Eagle Outfitters into a prominent national brand.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jerry Silverman Target entity description: Jerry Silverman is an American businessman best known for co-founding and building the clothing and accessories retailer American Eagle Outfitters into a prominent national brand.
-
A.
Jonathan Silverman
Jonathan Silverman is an American actor best known for his comedic roles in films like "Weekend at Bernie’s" and various television series.
-
B.
Donald Silverman
Donald Silverman is a relative of Susan Silverman, an American rabbi, author, and activist.
-
C.
Robert Silverman
Robert Silverman is a Canadian character actor known for his frequent collaborations with director David Cronenberg in films such as "Scanners" and "Rabid."
-
D.
Alan Silverman
Alan Silverman is the introspective Brooklyn boy protagonist of the novel "Alan & Naomi," who struggles to understand and befriend a traumatized refugee girl during World War II.
-
E.
Rob Silverstein
Rob Silverstein is a television producer best known for serving as the longtime executive producer of the entertainment news program "Access Hollywood."
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d8e51a43a08190956bc6df13c91a77 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:55 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e65360cca08190957c36b1a440542c |
completed | April 20, 2026, 4:25 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a07c4f7966081908d48f096333471f0 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 1:14 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a07c5aea8948190b6e5bbcea8053478 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 1:17 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a07c6846fb481908e1d5aae2c53a7ba |
completed | May 16, 2026, 1:21 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:48 p.m.